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U K Economy?

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Chancellor will be addressing the Conservative party conference on Monday to set out his economic vision - but what health is the UK economy in?Fa...

Breaking GB News: Ofcom Investigates

28 Sep 2023

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The media regulator Ofcom has announced it will investigate the Dan Wootton Tonight show on GB News after a sexism row sparked 7,300 complaints. Adam ...

Breaking GB News: The Ava-Santina Interview

27 Sep 2023

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“It’s made me feel disgusting, it’s made me feel vile".Political correspondent at PoliticsJoe Ava-Santina speaks about the comments made about h...

The Ed Davey Train: Lib Dem Conference

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sir Ed Davey launches an all-out attack on the Conservative government’s record on the NHS as he closes the Liberal Democrat party conference. Chris...

Why Are The Police Putting Down Their Guns?

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Soldiers were put on standby after hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers stepped back from firearms duties after an officer was charged with the mu...

Are Government Putting the Brakes on HS2?

24 Sep 2023

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More politicians refuse to commit to plans for the rail link. Paddy is joined by Victoria Derbyshire who has been hosting Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg...

What REALLY Happens at Party Conferences?

23 Sep 2023

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Paddy is joined by Salma Shah, former Conservative adviser, and Marie Le Conte, political journalist, to discuss party conference season which begins ...

​​Labournomics: Ask Reeves

22 Sep 2023

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​​The shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves is in the studio. ​​ ​​She promises to hand more power to the UK economic watchdog the Office for B...

The Murdoch Succession

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rupert Murdoch has stepped aside as chairman of Fox and News Corp. Adam and Chris are joined by former editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, PoliticsJO...

Climate (Policy) Change

20 Sep 2023

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushes back the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the UK from 2030 to 2035 and extends the transition from g...

Sunak Tightens His Green Belt

19 Sep 2023

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Rishi Sunak could weaken some of the government's key green commitments in a major policy shift. Chris joins Adam from Westminster to discuss what t...

The Investigation into Russell Brand

18 Sep 2023

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How did Channel 4’s Dispatches & The Sunday Times put the Russell Brand investigation together? Adam is joined by Louisa Compton, head of news a...

The Russell Brand Allegations

17 Sep 2023

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Paddy’s been talking to Rosamund Urwin, the journalist who led The Sunday Times investigation into allegations against comedian Russell Brand.And La...

Inside Labour's Election Strategy

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What’s Labour’s plan to win the next election?Laura and Paddy discuss the opposition’s plan to attract votes, as they make immigration and crime...

XL Bully Dogs Banned

15 Sep 2023

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Marianna Spring sits in for Adam. Rishi Sunak has pledged to ban American bully XL dogs, following a spate of attacks.Marianna is joined by the BBC’...

Crystal Keir: Labour's Small Boats Plan

14 Sep 2023

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Sir Keir Starmer seeks new deal with EU to stop smugglers.Labour’s Emily Thornberry joins Adam and Chris to take us through what their plan is.And, ...

From Russia, With Kim Jong Un

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

BBC world affairs editor John Simpson and former spy chief Christopher Steele reveal what the Russian and North Korean leaders meeting means for the r...

Pension Tension: End of the Triple Lock?

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The state pension is likely to rise by 8.5% in April because of the ‘triple lock’. The policy means that the value increases in line with average ...

End of the UK-China 'Golden Era'?: George Osborne Interview

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Questions continue following the arrest of a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for China. The man, who has not been charged, has today i...

A Spy in Parliament?

10 Sep 2023

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Researcher arrested amid claims he was spying for China. Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman helps Laura and James Cook understand what inform...

How the Police Caught Daniel Khalife

09 Sep 2023

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The ex-soldier was pulled off a bike by a plain clothes officer.The BBC’s Dominic Casciani joins Laura in the studio and Chris, who’s dialling in ...

The Modi Bunch: India's G20 Ambitions

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The world’s eyes are on Delhi as world leaders meet.Chris Mason joins from India. Adam and Chris chat to the former head of the UK’s Foreign Offic...

Re-New Horizons

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The UK rejoins the EU's flagship scientific research schemeWhat does it mean to the country? The UK’s top scientific advisor Dame Angela McLean is o...

CrisisCast: Escaped prisoner, School Concrete and THAT kiss

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris and Adam speak about the escaped prisoner and the on-going issue of RAAC in schools. For more on the government’s handling of concrete, Adam i...

Sewage Happens (Again)

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A BBC investigation has revealed that three major water companies have been illegally spilling sewage on days when it’s not raining. Our corresponde...

'F***ing good job'

04 Sep 2023

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Politics is back in Westminster with an almighty bang.A hot-mic moment lands the education secretary in hot water as Sir Keir Starmer shuffles his sha...

The Costs of Crumbly Concrete and THAT Piers Morgan Answer

03 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Day two of weekend Newscasts with Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. And brand new BBC political chief correspondent, Henry Zeffman, joins them f...

Laura and Paddy's weekend Newscast is here!

02 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Talking crumbly concrete and Sunak’s in tray.Welcome to the first ever weekend Newscast, with Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell!Today they hear...

RAAC To School

01 Sep 2023

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Potentially Dangerous RAAC Concrete found in schools just before the start of term.Former teacher and a senior analyst for the Times Education Supplem...

Mini Rishuffle

31 Aug 2023

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Ben Wallace resigns, Grant Shapps replaces him as defence secretary and Claire Coutinho takes over as energy secretary. Chris Mason and Laura Kuenssbe...

Can You Force Criminals Into Court?

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Offenders will be made to attend sentencing hearings under new laws.Farah Naz, the aunt of Zara Aleena, who was killed in 2022, joins Adam to talk abo...

Ground Control to Major Glitch

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How did a technical issue lead to hundreds of cancelled flights?An investigation has been launched over UK flight disruption that has left thousands o...

Why are energy bills still so high?

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Police forces in the UK have made welfare checks on every household that purchased poison from an online seller based in Canada. Over 200 people boug...

Educating Newscast

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s GCSE results day! Branwen Jeffreys is reporting on the picture across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, while headteachers Sir Anthony Seldo...

Prigozhin: Has Putin Struck Again?

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The boss of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is presumed dead after a plane crash north of Moscow killed all on board.Ukrainecast’s Vi...

Scotland’s Drug Problem

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Drugs deaths are falling in Scotland, but it continues to have the worst drug death rate in Europe. Scotland editor James Cook has been to Portugal, w...

Lucy Letby Jailed For Life

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life in prison with no chance of parole. She refused to appear in court to hear her sentence or the statements o...

Gabby Logan on the Lionesses' World Cup chances

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TV anchor and Newscaster Gabby Logan chats with Adam about who the Lionesses are up against, how Australia embraced the Beautiful Game, and her disapp...

Serial baby killer Lucy Letby

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further six. She deliberately injected babies in her care ...

Goodbye Parky

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How did Michael Parkinson change British television? To mark his death at the age of 88, Adam assembles his own panel of legends for a chat on the ima...

Three Lionesses on the Scoresheet

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

England reached the Women's World Cup final for the first time. The BBC's Vicki Sparks speaks to Adam from Sydney, straight after commentating on the ...

The Newscast Security Briefing

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Three people have been arrested and are suspected of spying for Russia in the UK. It’s BBC correspondent Daniel De Simone’s exclusive, and he’s ...

Wildfires in Hawaii

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At least 96 people died in wildfires in Hawaii, making them the deadliest in the US in more than a century.CBS reporter Jessica Kartalija is on the is...

Some Strike It, Doc

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Adam’s joined by the BBC’s health reporter Jim Reed who lets him peek inside two junior doctors’ pay slips - a new trainee and an old hand. And ...

Hip-Hop Happy Birthday

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcasting legend Trevor Nelson celebrates 50 years of hip-hop. He chats to Adam about the early days of hip-hop, his stand-out tracks and the impac...

Small Boats, Big Numbers

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Understanding the asylum system, and the benefits of 5000 steps.Chief political correspondent Nick Eardley discusses the government’s latest immigra...

What the Hack?

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Voters’ personal details stolen in cyber attack.The Electoral Commission has revealed that they have been the subject of a ‘complex attack’ and ...

Disease X

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How to stop the next pandemic One of the UK's most secretive research centres has been looking into Disease X. James Gallagher and Professor Dame Je...

Sea Change

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Edinburgh Fringe kicks off this week! Adam is checking out the vibe at the Festival with comedians John Robins and Rosie Holt.Oceans reached their...

All We Need Is Radio Rajar

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Adam gets out his hoofer-doofer (everyone else calls it a remote control) and starts flicking through the media landscape in search of answers for why...

Argy Bargey

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The row over the barge set to house hundreds of asylum seekers.Adam is back in the studio and is joined by home affairs editor Mark Easton, as well as...

Boozenews

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alcohol tax up, house prices down, and food inflation slowing.There’s loads of news about the changing price of various things, including alcohol, s...

Oil Or Nothing?

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rishi Sunak has defended granting 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences, and said the government will fund a carbon capture project in the north east...

Junk Food for Thought

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Xand van Tulleken and Dr Dolly van Tulleken join Adam to chat about confusing portion sizes, ultra-processed foods and how the government could act...

Energy Profits With Ed Miliband

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Miliband, shadow climate change secretary, joins Adam and Alex to talk about Labour’s position on windfall taxes and green energy.And Justin Webb...

Debunking Debanking

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are bank accounts being closed because of people's political views?It’s a claim made by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who’s at the centre of th...

Global Warnings

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hottest June on record, and July heat near 'impossible' without climate change.Four records have been broken so far this year relating to the world’...

Greece's Wildfire Tragedy

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wildfires on several Greek islands have left many Brits worrying about how to get home, including BBC sports journalist Warren Muggleton, who was on h...

By-electioncast

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Labour 1, Lib Dems 1, Conservatives 1. For this LIVE Newscast, Adam chats with some of our favourite BBC political correspondents and reporters, Alex ...

AI: P45?

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Adam is joined by BBC Click presenter Spencer Kelly and lawyer Tarun Tawakley to find out how the UK’s legislation on Artificial Intelligence in the...

Rate of the Nation

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What the UK’s surprise inflation drop means for you…PM presenter Evan Davis and Newsnight’s Ben Chu join Adam to chat about the slight drop in t...

McProblems

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fast food chain workers speak out over sexual abuse claims. Adam is joined by employment correspondent Zoe Conway and business reporter Noor Nanji who...

Heat of the Moment

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why are temperatures soaring around the world?Amol Rajan comes on Newscast to talk about his new job as host of University Challenge and gives us his ...

Hollywood Strikes Back

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Culture editor Katie Razzall joins Adam to explain why, for the first time since the 1960s, both the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America ...

Pay Attention

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rishi Sunak makes what he says is the final offer on pay rises for the public sector. But what’s on the table, and where’s the money coming from? ...

BBC Presenter Allegations: Huw Edwards Named

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

His wife has issued a statement on his behalf. Huw Edwards been named as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit imag...

BBC Presenter Allegations: New Claims

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A young person has told BBC News they felt threatened by the presenter at the centre of a row over payment for sexually explicit photos. We go through...

BBC Presenter Allegations: The Lawyer's Letter

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The lawyer for the young person disputes claims against BBC presenter, after a weekend of allegations, but The Sun stands by its story.The BBC’s cul...

Just Stop Sport?

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this Newscast, Adam is joined by BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew and tennis commentator Katie Smith to talk about how the crowds reacted w...

Angela Of The North

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"I got death threats to my children"Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner, tells Newscast that she’s worried about her family’s safety....

Alzheimer's: Am I At Risk?

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcaster Fiona Phillips reveals her diagnosis, and we’re joined by experts who help us understand the condition.BBC medical editor Fergus Walsh, ...

Dawn Of The Threads

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meta will launch a Twitter rival app on Thursday. Adam is joined by Shiona McCallum, BBC tech reporter, and Vivian Schiller, the former head of news...

Jeremy Bowen on Israel's Military Operation

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen explains what’s behind what appears to be one of Israel’s biggest military operations in years in th...

Paris is Burning

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Adam’s joined by Europe editor, Katya Adler, and Amina Kalache, a journalist from the Paris suburb of Nanterre where a 17 year old boy, Nahel M, was...

Check Your Privileges Committee

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tory MPs are accused of interfering with the Partygate probe.Adam and Chris are joined by shadow leader of the House of Commons Thangam Debbonaire to ...

Thames They Are A-Changin'

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thames Water is in talks to secure extra funding as the government says it is ready to act in a worst case scenario if the company collapses. Adam is ...

Hancock's Three Hours

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The ex-health secretary says pandemic planning was "completely wrong" in Covid inquiry evidence.Health reporter Jim Reed, who spent three hours watchi...

Stephen Lawrence: The 6th Suspect

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How the BBC uncovered a new suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder.Adam speaks to home affairs correspondent Daniel De Simone who has spent the last t...

Ukrainecast: Is Russia on the verge of a coup?

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

President Putin decries "betrayal" and "treason" after a dramatic challenge by the chief of the Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin.Russia edito...

Titan Implosion: How Did It Happen?

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What could have caused the Titan disaster, and why has it attracted so much coverage? Science correspondent Jonathan Amos joins us to discuss.Media an...

Titan Sub: Five Dead

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The US Coastguard has confirmed the “catastrophic implosion” of Titan submersible, and tributes have been paid to those on board who’ve died.Ada...

Rate Rise: Martin Lewis on what it means

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Bank of England has raised interest rates to their highest level in nearly 15 years. Money expert Martin Lewis explains what it means for people ...

The Missing Sub: A Sound of Hope

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Noise from the ocean raises hopes of a rescue.Adam is joined by BBC science correspondent Victoria Gill and Dr Joe MacInnis, who was among the first t...

The Missing Titanic Sub

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rescue efforts are ongoing for the missing Titanic sub.In this live Newscast, Adam is joined by three guests to help understand why a tourist submersi...

"Jingle and Mingle"

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tory aides were invited to a Covid party in December 2020. Adam and Chris are joined by Scotland editor James Cook to discuss that latest lockdown vid...

Rising to the Ashes

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the first day of the Ashes - can Felix White from the Tailenders podcast on BBC Sounds convince Adam to embrace cricket?A capsized fishing boat...

The After Partygate Report

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Let's be blunt: it says he lied. Adam and Chris are joined by former Conservative advisor, Salma Shah, and the Guardian’s Political Editor, Pippa Cr...

Privileged Information

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What next for Boris Johnson after Privileges Committee says he deliberately misled the Commons?

The Nottingham Vigil

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Look after each other”. BBC Midlands correspondent Navtej Johal talks to Adam about the tragic events in Nottingham, which have left three people d...

Covid Inquiry: What could we learn?

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How will the three year inquiry into the pandemic unfold? Adam talks to More or Less presenter Tim Harford about how statistics influenced government ...

War Of The Words

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Boris Johnson accuses Rishi Sunak of “talking rubbish” as row erupts over honours. Chris Mason explains what it’s all about.And there are more f...

Boris Johnson Resigns

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ex-PM quits Parliament over Partygate report. Adam and Chris go through his dramatic resignation statement, and discuss the fallout to come, with the ...

Johnson Does The Honours

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Mason is back from the US to run us through who’s who on the resignation honours list, and discuss why former minister Nadine Dorries might ha...

Semiconducting Business

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden take to the stage to announce a new economic partnership called the Atlantic Declaration. Chris Mason sends a message from W...

Prince Harry: Court of Opinions

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Prince Harry is cross-examined for a second day in court. BBC media editor Katie Razzall and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani, outline the latest ...

The Man And The Mirror

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look inside the courtroom as Prince Harry gives evidence in phone hacking trial.BBC media editor Katie Razzall and legal correspondent Dominic Casci...

Harry and the Chamber of Phone Hacking Secrets

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Explaining Prince Harry’s court case against Mirror Group NewspapersBBC media editor Katie Razzall and lawyer Mark Stephens talk Adam Fleming throug...

Analysing the Phillip Schofield interview

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What next after the BBC’s interview with the former This Morning presenter?After Philip Schofield’s first interview since leaving ITV, Adam is joi...

Phillip Schofield: The Interview

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the whole interview with the former This Morning presenter, with the BBC's Amol Rajan.If you have been impacted suicide or any of the issues di...

Still Haven't Found WhatsApp They're Looking For

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The government will launch a legal challenge over the Covid inquiry’s demand for messages between Boris Johnson and his advisers during the pandemic...